Connect and format a USB flash drive

To download and install the latest Boot Camp drivers for Windows, you need a 16 GB or larger USB 2 flash drive. (USB 3 flash drives don't work when installing Windows with Boot Camp.) It will be erased, so back up any of its data that you want to keep before continuing.

Start your Mac from macOS. If you're currently started from Windows, click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and select the option to restart from macOS.

Connect the USB flash drive to your Mac.

Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

Select your USB flash drive from drives listed in the Disk Utility window.Select the drive name, not the volume name that appears beneath it.

Click the Erase button or tab.

Choose MS-DOS (FAT) as the format.

If you see a Scheme menu, choose Master Boot Record as the scheme.

Click Erase to reformat the drive, then quit Disk Utility.

Download the support software for Windows 10

Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet.

Open Boot Camp Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

In the Boot Camp Assistant window, look for a checkbox to download the latest Windows support software from Apple. If you see the checkbox, make sure that it’s selected. Then deselect all other checkboxes and click Continue. If you don’t see the checkbox, choose Action > Download Windows Support Software from the menu bar.

Make sure that your USB flash drive is shown as the destination drive. Then click Continue and enter an administrator name and password, if prompted. Boot Camp Assistant then downloads the Windows support software to that drive.

Experiencing issues?

If the assistant doesn't see your USB flash drive, click Go Back and make sure that the drive is connected directly to the USB port on your Mac—not to a display, hub, or keyboard. Disconnect and reconnect the drive, then click Continue.

If the assistant says that your USB flash drive can't be used, make sure that it's formatted correctly. Also make sure that you're using a USB 2 flash drive, not USB 3.

Install the downloaded Windows support software

After the Windows support software has been downloaded or copied to your USB flash drive, quit Boot Camp Assistant, then follow these steps to install the software.

Make sure that the USB flash drive is connected to your Mac.

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Startup Disk, then select the Windows volume from the list of drives:

Click Restart to start up your Mac in Windows, then log in if prompted.

Open the Boot Camp folder (or, on newer versions, the WindowsSupport folder) on the USB flash drive. Then double-click Setup (or setup.exe) to begin installation. When you're prompted to allow Boot Camp to make changes, click Yes.

Click Repair to reinstall or update the Windows support software installed by Boot Camp. If you get a warning that the software you're installing hasn't passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

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